The Documentary Episodes Episode guide
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The Life and Times of Senator John McCain
Anthony Zurcher looks back at the life and career of US Senator John McCain
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The Benefits of Nakedness
Can being naked in public be good for you? The good and bad of shedding your clothes
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Leonard Bernstein and Me
Personal recollections of the legendary American conductor and composer
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Aretha Franklin: Queen Of Soul
A celebration of the life and music of Aretha Franklin with fans around the world
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Mo Salah: Football is Life
How footballer Mo Salah is changing the world on and off the football pitch
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Central Park Calling
The best from OZY Fest with Salman Rushdie, Rose McGowan, hip hop artist Common and more
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Harold Evans at 90
Legendary newspaper man Harold Evans reveals his lifelong pursuit of the truth.
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Crypto Rico: Blockchain for a Broken Paradise
Can a blockchain technology boom reboot the fate of hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico?
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Skateboarding is 60
How a wooden board with four roller-skate wheels started a sub-culture across the globe
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Soft Power Seduction: China Lures Taiwan’s Youth
Is China using its economic clout to lure the youth of Taiwan?
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The Thailand Cave Rescue
The rescue of 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand
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Nye Bevan: The Man Who Made the NHS
The story of Labour politician Nye Bevan, who created Britain’s National Health Service
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Outsider's View of the NHS
As the NHS reaches its 70th birthday how is it viewed by those who work within it?
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World Book Cafe: Detroit
Four writers discuss Detroit’s literary culture and the role writing in its resurgence
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From Prison to Prime Minister?
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has twice been jailed but will soon be prime minister
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Sounds of the City
The noisiest metro, 24-hour police sirens and throbbing music are features of Moscow city
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The Commission
The Warren Commission was set up to investigate John F. Kennedy's assassination
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You Can Handle The Truth
Can children, if taught properly, become the firewall against alternative facts?
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World Book Cafe: Beirut
Beirut's longstanding tradition of storytelling and literary culture
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Hush
Hear the extraordinary soundscape of Mount Denali National Park, Alaska
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Is Eating Plants Wrong?
Plant scientists claim that plants cannot just sense, but communicate, learn and remember
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Triple Score Wellington
Africa’s first and only World Scrabble Champion tells his story
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Counting Down
The campaigns on both sides of the abortion referendum in Ireland
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The Day Hope Died: Remembering Robert Kennedy
Why did Bobby Kennedy leave such a lasting impression on US politics and society?
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The New Art Race
How will the rivalry amongst oil rich states affect the buying and selling of art?
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Virtual Mothering
Filipina migrant workers in the UK and their children tell their stories
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The World’s Marriage Story
Why do people still place their faith in marriage?
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The Macron Effect
Emmanuel Macron’s first year in office and what he is doing for France – and Europe
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My Mixed Up World
How do young people of mixed heritage decide what cultural and racial boxes they tick?